BY NANCIE L. KATZ
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Sunday, September 16th 2007
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Sunday, September 16th 2007
Man falsely accused of child rape sues City of Brooklyn for $10 MillionBrooklyn school custodian Francis Evelyn once walked proud, worked hard and looked forward to a peaceful retirement.
Now he's too scared to go out his front door.
Five months after his face was broadcast worldwide as an accused child rapist, Evelyn, 58, can't sleep. He can't stop the tears. He can't wipe away the nightmare of being arrested, jailed and wrongly accused.
Berated by cops, taunted by Rikers Island inmates and branded in his native Trinidad, the dignified, law-abiding immigrant has filed a $10 million claim against the city for ruining his life by believing a troubled child with a history of lying.
"Before, I walked the street happy-go-lucky," Evelyn said at his East Flatbush home. "Now, you see the eyes. People you don't know approach you. You don't know what they're coming with. It could be bad. I'm scared like hell of being out there!"
Evelyn was cleaning the halls of Public School 91 in Wingate on March 19, just as he had done for nearly 20 years, when cops dragged him out in handcuffs.
An 8-year-old girl claimed that for weeks he repeatedly molested her in a basement bathroom.
Now he's too scared to go out his front door.
Five months after his face was broadcast worldwide as an accused child rapist, Evelyn, 58, can't sleep. He can't stop the tears. He can't wipe away the nightmare of being arrested, jailed and wrongly accused.
Berated by cops, taunted by Rikers Island inmates and branded in his native Trinidad, the dignified, law-abiding immigrant has filed a $10 million claim against the city for ruining his life by believing a troubled child with a history of lying.
"Before, I walked the street happy-go-lucky," Evelyn said at his East Flatbush home. "Now, you see the eyes. People you don't know approach you. You don't know what they're coming with. It could be bad. I'm scared like hell of being out there!"
Evelyn was cleaning the halls of Public School 91 in Wingate on March 19, just as he had done for nearly 20 years, when cops dragged him out in handcuffs.
An 8-year-old girl claimed that for weeks he repeatedly molested her in a basement bathroom.
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